Provincial
TESDA-1 to tap contractors, LGUs for equipment operator training
August 27, 2018, 6:55 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Region 1 (Ilocos Region) wants to tap contractors and local government units, which have heavy equipment, in its conduct of trainings on heavy equipment operation. “Baka puwede kaming magtulung-tulong sa… Read More
SAP Go not closing doors on possible Senate run
August 27, 2018, 6:11 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated here for the nth time that he is not interested in running for senator, but is not closing doors for possibilities amid rising public clamor.Go was the special guest here Sunday for North… Read More
Motorists advised to be cautious on roads damaged by ‘habagat’
August 27, 2018, 6:06 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Pangasinan has advised motorists to drive slowly and cautiously on roads that were damaged as a result of continuous rains in the province brought by the intensified southwest monsoon (habagat) and other weather… Read More
Maguindanao mayor recalls heroism of Sultan Kudarat
August 27, 2018, 5:52 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao -- Just like any other Mindanaoan, the Moro people in the island will fight for their freedom against all enemies.This was stressed by Sultan Kudarat Mayor Shameem Mastura in an interview by newsmen here Monday, recalling the heroism of Sultan Kudarat - who lived from… Read More
N. Cotabato guv opens Kalivungan Festival
August 27, 2018, 5:50 pm
KIDAPAWAN, North Cotabato -- North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza officially opened the weeklong 2018 Kalivungan Festival on Sunday with the distribution of financial grants to drivers and families of soldiers killed in fighting against communist rebels in the province.Mendoza led the… Read More
Ilocos Norte travel advisory lifted
August 27, 2018, 4:04 pm
LAOAG CITY -- As the weather condition continues to improve in this northern gateway of Luzon, the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office announced that its tourism facilities are now open. Ianree Raquel, supervising tourism operations officer of the province, however advised tourists to “avoid beach… Read More
Mayor reminds residents vs. speculation on Comelec office fire
August 27, 2018, 3:38 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The city chief executive here has appealed for calm and sobriety after a fire of still unknown origin gutted down on Saturday night the city’s Commission on Elections (Comelec) office, destroying in the process voluminous election records. “I appeal to all of you to just stay… Read More
PCOO lauds Bohol for FOI ordinance
August 27, 2018, 1:05 pm
TAGBILARAN CITY -- No less than the Freedom of Information-Project Management Office (FOI-PMO) under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) commended the Province of Bohol for being first in coming up with an FOI ordinance. Governor Edgar Chatto said Sunday he received last week… Read More
Cotabateños lauded for diversity, resilience on 104th year
August 27, 2018, 11:55 am
Kidapawan City -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go praised the people of North Cotabato for remaining strong and united amidst their diversity, during the the province's 104th founding anniversary celebration on Sunday. Speaking as guest of honor at the… Read More
Monsoon rains leave 3 dead, P282-M damages in Ilocos Norte
August 27, 2018, 11:47 am
LAOAG CITY -- Heavy rains caused by the southwest monsoon left three deaths and around PHP282 million worth of damages, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported Monday. Based on its latest situation report, the PDRRMC said the biggest damage was recorded for… Read More
Retired police, ABC prexy, 2 others killed in Masbate
August 27, 2018, 11:11 am
LEGAZPI CITY --- Four people were killed on Sunday by armed men in separate attacks in Masbate province, a report reaching the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol said on Monday. Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) ambushed and killed Rommel Borromeo, 58, a retired Senior… Read More
‘Go home and undergo medical exam with PRRD,’ Go tells Joma
August 26, 2018, 8:23 pm
MANILA — Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Sunday challenged Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison to go home and join President Rodrigo Duterte in undergoing a medical checkup. This, as the presidential assistant defended… Read More
SAP Go reaffirms Duterte pledge to provide 'equal chances' for all
August 26, 2018, 7:28 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Sunday renewed the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte that all provinces and cities in the country will have equal share of opportunities, especially in Mindanao, which has been… Read More
2 pushers in Duterte ‘narco list’ killed in GenSan raid
August 26, 2018, 4:26 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Two alleged drug personalities on President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s so-called “narco list” were killed in an encounter with anti-drug operatives in a village here on Saturday night. Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco, Region 12 police director, on Sunday said the encounter ensued… Read More
Tanza, Cavite reroutes traffic for fiesta
August 26, 2018, 3:48 pm
TANZA, Cavite -- The local government here has advised the public, motorists and visitors on traffic rerouting schemes in line with the town fiesta celebration on Monday and Tuesday. Owing to the upcoming long weekend, Mayor Yuri Pacumio and Chief Insp. Dhefry Punzalan, town chief of police,… Read More
DOH, Calabarzon execs ink pact to improve health delivery system
August 26, 2018, 2:04 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office spearheaded on Friday the signing of a joint memorandum to improve health delivery system in Region 4-A (Calabarzon). DOH officials and mayors from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon signed the Joint Regional… Read More
3 dead, 1 missing as monsoon rains batter Cordillera
August 26, 2018, 1:22 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Three deaths, one missing and PHP46-million damage to agriculture were recorded in the Cordillera Region (CAR) amid incessant monsoon rains enhanced by a series of storms and low-pressure areas in the first three weeks of August. On Aug. 16, the town of Lacub in Abra was also… Read More
P156-M-surgery facility opens in Batangas
August 26, 2018, 12:32 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- A new surgery building worth PHP155.9 million at the Batangas Medical Center (BatMC) compound was inaugurated Friday to provide state of the art surgical facilities with operating room complex for patients from Calabarzon provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and… Read More
Journos, volunteers plant trees in Pangasinan
August 26, 2018, 10:29 am
BALUNGAO, Pangasinan — Members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas (KBP) Pangasinan chapter and other volunteers joined the annual ‘Oplan BroadcasTreeing’ where they planted 2,000 seedlings of various kinds of trees in barangay Pugaro here on Saturday. Mark Espinosa, chairperson… Read More
Mindanao paddlers to compete in CDO dragon boat race
August 25, 2018, 9:42 pm
Paddlers break a sweat during a dragon boat clinic organized by Dragon Boat Kagay-an at the Cagayan de Oro River recently. Teams from all over Mindanao and Visayas will compete in the 1st Motor Ace Kagay-an Dragon Boat Fiesta Race here on Aug. 26. (Jigger J. Jerusalem)CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –… Read More
